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Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Actor · Born January 1, 1956 · Isahaya, Japan

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Biography

Kōji Hashimoto (橋本 広司, Hashimoto Kōji, born 1 January 1956), known professionally as Kōji Yakusho (役所 広司, Yakusho Kōji), is a Japanese actor. He is known internationally for his starring roles in Shall We Dance? (1996), 13 Assassins (2010), The Third Murder (2017), The Blood of Wolves (2018), Under the Open Sky (2020) and The Days (2023). For his performance in Perfect Days (2023), he was awarded the Best Actor award in the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

Acted in 128

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. Children Untold

    Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei

  3. The Brightest Sun

    Movie

  4. 2025
  5. Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

    Movie

  6. 2024
  7. 2023
  8. 2022

    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

    Kawai Tsugunosuke

  9. Gratitude

    Movie

  10. 2021

    Matrilineal Family

    Kazo Yajima · 2 episodes

  11. Pension Metsä

    Tsuneki · 7 episodes

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2018
  3. 2017
  4. Ties: A Miraculous Colt

    Masayuki Matsushita · 2 episodes

  5. 2015
  6. 2014
  7. I Am Searching For Myself

    Movie

  8. 2013
  9. 2012
  10. 2011
  11. Early Autumn

    Movie

  12. 2010

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. Toad's Oil

    Takuro Yazawa

  3. Ekiro

    Det. Yobuno

  4. Gelatin Silver, Love

    Client

  5. 2008
  6. Paco and the Magical Book

    Onuki

  7. 2007
  8. The Sin

    Movie

  9. Silk

    Hara Jubei

  10. Argentine Hag

    Satoru Wakui

  11. 2006
  12. 2005
  13. The Lakeside Murder Case

    Shunsuke Namiki

  14. 2004

    University of Laughs

    Mutsuo Sakisaka

  15. People Without a Fort

    Nagasaka Fumio

  16. Fireflies: River of Light

    Mr. Takiguchi

  17. The Hunter and the Hunted

    Detective Jin

  18. 2003

    Doppelgänger

    Michio Hayasaki

  19. 2002
  20. The Life of Bangaku

    Ajigawa Bantake · 10 episodes

  21. 2001
  22. 2000

    The Password is Courage

    TV

  23. Dora-heita

    Koheita Mochizuki

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. Keijitachi no Natsu

    Movie

  3. 1998

    Tadon and Chikuwa

    Movie

  4. Bonds

    Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga

  5. Yukon

    Takayuki Iwabuchi

  6. 1997
  7. Bounce Ko Gals

    Oshima

  8. Middle-aged Bachelors

    TV

  9. 1996

    Shabu

    Movie

  10. Sleeping Man

    Kamimura

  11. 1995

    Kamikaze Taxi

    Kazumasa Kantake

  12. History of Jirocho Shimizu

    Movie

  13. 1994

    Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare

    Movie

  14. Hana no Ran

    TV

  15. 1993

    Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi

    TV

  16. Dark Society in the East

    Ryosuke Kano

  17. Crimson Lotus

    Movie

  18. 1992

    Suzume Iro Doki

    Movie

  19. 1991

    サハリンの薔薇

    TV

  20. Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  21. Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen · 2 episodes

  22. 1990
  23. Under Aurora

    Genzo

  24. Megumi no Sekai

    Movie

1980s

  1. 1988

    Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

    Naoto Sekiya

  2. 1987

    The Great Department Store Robbery

    Movie

  3. New Yotsuya Kaidan

    TV

  4. 1986

    Inochi

    Naohiko Hamamura · 50 episodes

  5. 1985
  6. 1984

    水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵

    宮本武蔵 · 45 episodes

  7. The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

    Movie

  8. 1983

    The Fir Trees Remain

    Movie

  9. Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

    TV

  10. Tokugawa Ieyasu

    Oda Nobunaga · 50 episodes

  11. 1982
  12. The Law of Hell

    Genzô

  13. 1981

    Willful Murder

    Journalist

  14. Magistrate of the Floating World

    Movie

  15. Kinagashi Bugyō

    TV

  16. 空よ海よ息子たちよ

    Movie

  17. The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?

    TV

  18. 1980

Directed 1

2000s

  1. 2009

    Toad's Oil

    Director

Produced 1

Appearances6

2020s

  1. 2025

    Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

    Self

2010s

  1. 2016

    Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Self - Actor

1990s

  1. 1999

    Making Of Charisma

    Self

No release date

  1. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

    Narrator